Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-01
WEST HAVEN.

Building improvements in the
ROrough-The W. G. IT. Unions
Meetines-Much Interest-The Shore.
Charles Sherman is building house for
Mr.. Harry Gesner, the shipbuilder, on Sec
ond avenue between Center aad Main
streets.
The foundation for house ON Center
street is being laid for Mr.. M. Chester. B.
F. Humphrey is to do the carpenter work
There have been several cases of scar
let fever in the borough, but they are doing
we'll The daughter of Mr.. Edward Pardee,
residing en- Main street, is now GONZALES
cent.
The Women's Christian Temperance union
is doing good work in the borough in keep
ing the LIQUOR traffic within bounds. They
have hall on Center street where they meet
every Sunday afternoon and hold services,
and have excellent singing and addresses by
the pastors of the different churches IN the
borough. The land on which the hall stands
was donated for the cause by Mrs. George
futile, who resides Union street,
and Mrs. Cornelia Smith, mother of
Mrs. Clarence E. Thompson, gave very
near thousand dollars for the cost of the
building and the remainder of the expense of
the building, which was about 1880, was
raised by subscription. The Sons of Tenn
perance meet in the hall every Wednesday
evening and have a membership of over one
hundred. The services both week nights
and Sundays are very interesting and are
well sustained by the public. The W.C.T.U.
of West Haven aided by the generous help
afforded is one of tho most heurishing organ
izations of the union in the State.
Mr. Renfrew, son in-law Of: Mr.. Wardell,
who resides on State street, this city, corner
of Edwards, has built himself nice house on
First avenue, about a quarter of mile from
Elm street, one of the main streets of the
borough He has large lot with it. His
work is in the city in the employ of Mr..
Cannon, who builds elevators fer public
buildings. As the fare is only Eve cents to
the city from West Haven since the reduc-
ton of fares on the Consolidated men living
in West Haven and working in the city are
better satisfied than ever with life in the
borough.
There are no more clamp meetings" being
held at present. The people of the borough
evidently couldn't F'see it in those lamps" as
Artemus Ward said. The lamps are coming
ahead IN the future. Now the people are
talking among themselves and wondering
what's the matter with having sidewalks in
tho borough before the lamps. They argue
that sidewalks are just as necessary as lamps
and many claim that sidewalks are moro
necessary than lamps. It looks probable
that sidewalk meetings may be held and agi-
tate the borough from center to circumfer
ence at no distant day.
There is quite a force of carpenters at work
on Mr. John Anderson's new house on Beach
street fronting Long Island Sound. Joseph
Andrews is executing the contract. Very
handsome improvements are being made, the
principal features of which have hitherto
been stated. The residence will be much
beautifed and rendered still more desirable
az an elegant home by the shore. Mr.Ander-
son, it is reported, finds continued benefit
from the sea air to his health, which is muck
better than while he was at his city resi-
dence.